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Roberto Curti

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Roberto Curti is freelance writer and film historian specialized in Italian and European genre cinema, and has published a number of books in Italy, Spain and the United States, including Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980, Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969, Tonino Valerii: The Films and Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker.

He is a contributor to “Il Mereghetti. Dizionario dei film” (Italy’s best selling film dictionary, edited by film historian Paolo Mereghetti, currently on its tenth edition) and editor of the monthly magazine “Blow Up. Rock e altre contaminazioni”.

He has been a regular contributor to the cult magazine “Nocturno Cinema” and has taken part in a number of International publications on Italian and European genre cinema, as well as monographic volumes dedicated to various filmmakers (Dario Argento, Mario Bava, Walerian Borowczyk, Jesús Franco, Lucio Fulci, Carlo Lizzani, Guy Maddin, Paolo Sorrentino, Roger Vadim, Agustí Villaronga…), in Italian, Spanish and English language. He lives in Cortona, Italy.

Books by Roberto Curti

Films on which Roberto Curti provides interviews and writing

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Title Year IMDb Rating
1957
*** I vampiri 1957 I vampiri (1957) on IMDb
1959
*** Caltiki, the Immortal Monster 1959 Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959) on IMDb
*** The Facts of Murder 1959 The Facts of Murder (1959) on IMDb
1960
*** Mill of the Stone Women 1960 Mill of the Stone Women (1960) on IMDb
1963
*** Challenge the Devil 1963 Challenge the Devil (1963) on IMDb
*** Horror 1963 Horror (1963) on IMDb
1964
*** The Castle of the Living Dead 1964 The Castle of the Living Dead (1964) on IMDb
1965
*** Bloody Pit of Horror 1965 Bloody Pit of Horror (1965) on IMDb
*** Lady Morgan’s Vengeance 1965 Lady Morgan’s Vengeance (1965) on IMDb
*** The Possessed 1965 The Possessed (1965) on IMDb
1966
**** Django 1966 Django (1966) on IMDb
*** The Third Eye 1966 The Third Eye (1966) on IMDb
*** Wake Up and Kill 1966 Wake Up and Kill (1966) on IMDb
*** The Witch 1966 The Witch (1966) on IMDb
1967
*** The Big Gundown 1967 The Big Gundown (1967) on IMDb
*** Day of Anger 1967 Day of Anger (1967) on IMDb
1968
*** If You Meet Sartana… Pray for Your Death 1968 If You Meet Sartana… Pray for Your Death (1968) on IMDb
1969
*** I Am Sartana, Your Angel of Death 1969 I Am Sartana, Your Angel of Death (1969) on IMDb
*** The Laughing Woman 1969 The Laughing Woman (1969) on IMDb
*** Perversion Story 1969 Perversion Story (1969) on IMDb
*** The Slave 1969 The Slave (1969) on IMDb
1970
*** Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay 1970 Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay (1970) on IMDb
*** In the Folds of the Flesh 1970 In the Folds of the Flesh (1970) on IMDb
*** Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming 1970 Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming (1970) on IMDb
*** Queens of Evil 1970 Queens of Evil (1970) on IMDb
*** Sartana’s Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin 1970 Sartana’s Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (1970) on IMDb
1971
**** Cold Eyes of Fear 1971 Cold Eyes of Fear (1971) on IMDb
*** The Designated Victim 1971 The Designated Victim (1971) on IMDb
*** An Ideal Place to Kill 1971 An Ideal Place to Kill (1971) on IMDb
*** The Working Class Goes to Heaven 1971 The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) on IMDb
1972
*** Caliber 9 1972 Caliber 9 (1972) on IMDb
1973
*** Al otro lado del espejo 1973 Al otro lado del espejo (1973) on IMDb
**** Black Magic Rites 1973 Black Magic Rites (1973) on IMDb
*** Chino 1973 Chino (1973) on IMDb
** The Counsellor 1973 The Counsellor (1973) on IMDb
*** Death Smiles on a Murderer 1973 Death Smiles on a Murderer (1973) on IMDb
*** Gang War in Milan 1973 Gang War in Milan (1973) on IMDb
*** The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff 1973 The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff (1973) on IMDb
1975
*** The Climber 1975 The Climber (1975) on IMDb
1976
*** The Big Racket 1976 The Big Racket (1976) on IMDb
*** The Silence of the Tomb 1976 The Silence of the Tomb (1976) on IMDb
*** A Special Cop in Action 1976 A Special Cop in Action (1976) on IMDb
*** The Tough Ones 1976 The Tough Ones (1976) on IMDb
1977
*** Highway Racer 1977 Highway Racer (1977) on IMDb
*** Weapons of Death 1977 Weapons of Death (1977) on IMDb
1978
**** Dawn of the Dead 1978 Dawn of the Dead (1978) on IMDb
*** Hotel Fear 1978 Hotel Fear (1978) on IMDb
1979
*** The Killer Nun 1979 The Killer Nun (1979) on IMDb
1980
**** City of the Living Dead 1980 City of the Living Dead (1980) on IMDb
1984
*** Camino solitario 1984 Camino solitario (1984) on IMDb
*** The Sinister Dr. Orloff 1984 The Sinister Dr. Orloff (1984) on IMDb
1985
**** Demons 1985 Demons (1985) on IMDb
*** Dirty Game in Casablanca 1985 Dirty Game in Casablanca (1985) on IMDb
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